Sign the Petition: Need NIH Funding to Cure M.E. for Millions

September 1, 2015

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#MEAction

AIDS Research took a death sentence and made it a manageable disease. ME-CFS needs the same level of effort to solve this worse disease that often is lifelong. Request $250M per year for ME-CFS R&D, so NIH can stop discrimination against ME-CFS and related diseases.

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